🛩️ A Story of Vision, Tenacity, and Wichita’s Unyielding Aviation Spirit By AHA Apex Wing | Source: AIN Online Wichita, Kansas—celebrated globally as the Air Capital of the World —has played a central role in aviation history for nearly a century. But perhaps no story illustrates that legacy more vividly than the incredible resurrection of DOC , a B-29 Superfortress that once lay forgotten in the California desert. In his new book Rescuing DOC , Wichita-based aviation journalist Dave Franson tells the gripping, decades-spanning saga of how one determined veteran and a passionate community brought an iconic World War II bomber back to life. The fully restored B-29 "DOC" gleams on the tarmac at Wichita, symbolizing the city’s enduring aviation legacy and the tireless efforts of its community. One Man’s Dream: Tony Mazzolini’s Mission The story begins with Tony Mazzolini, a Cleveland native and Korean War-era U.S. Air Force flight engineer, who became obsessed with saving ...